Check before you buy. Pump, noise, and warranty aren’t in our sources, so ask the seller.
Our read
Who it suits
On the ENERGY STAR table, the JD025N-120 suits a wet space under 2,000 sq ft, or a damp one over. Five other brands list models with the same EPA figures, so compare prices.
Capacity suggested for each case, read Oct 5, 2026. ENERGY STAR adds that it’s better to oversize than undersize.
Running cost
Its power bill is close to the norm
A portable lasts 11 years on average, by the DOE’s count. In that time, this model costs $2 more to run in the United States than the median 29–44 pint model. The thriftiest 29–44 pint model, the Deciuu LIBRA-RCS32(Y)-N4-3(B), would save $85 over those years.
The company that files it with the EPA lists six models under other brands with the same capacity, energy use, and efficiency. Among them are the Waykar JD025CE-120, Fehom JD025L-120, and Folanzy WTE120P-035T. Compare their prices and warranties before you choose.
Wi-Fi app
You’ll check it in person
Like 78 other 29–44 pint models out of 87, the JD025N-120 has no Wi-Fi app on the EPA list. In a basement you rarely visit, plan to check it in person.
Our sources don’t say whether the JD025N-120 has a pump, or how cold it can run. With no drain lower than the unit, the pump lift must reach your sink. Under 65°F, ENERGY STAR says the coils can frost.
Uses 375 kWh a year, 1 kWh over the median of its class.
Its refrigerant is R-32.
Of the 87 certified 29–44 pint portables, 44 use less energy, and 6 use exactly as much.
At 2.01 liters per kWh, it clears the federal minimum for its class by 26%.The DOE sets 1.60 L/kWh for portables rated over 25 and up to 50 pints a day. Every unit made since June 13, 2019, must meet it.
In the Kesnos lineup, the next size down is the JD025N-80, at 25 pints. The next size up is the JD026N-150, at 49 pints.The bigger one uses 132 kWh a year more.
On the market since June 2025, newer than 22% of the 29–44 pint models on the list.
Not on the EPA’s Most Efficient list, which names 1 of the 29–44 pint models.
The company that files it also files models under 11 other brands with the EPA, among them Deverse, Fehom, and Folanzy.
Another brand near this size: the Waykar JD025CE-120, at 36 pints and 375 kWh a year.Both cost the same to run in the United States.
Our arithmetic
One full day of drying
Water
4.5gal
35.78 pints
Electricity
8.4kWh
liters ÷ IEF
Cost
$1.54
in the United States
A day of nonstop drying means 35.78 pints of water, about 4.5 gallons, for some 8.4 kWh. At the average home electricity price in the United States, the JD025N-120 costs $1.54 to run that day.
The EPA’s yearly estimate, 375 kWh, adds up to about 45 days like that. Each extra day at full output costs another $1.54.
Those 35.78 pints come from a DOE test at 65°F and 60% humidity. Cooler air at that humidity gives up less water, so expect fewer pints in a cold basement.
Every day at full output leaves 4.5 gallons to get rid of. Check how the JD025N-120 drains, since our sources don’t say.